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havana8
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Thu Feb 01, 2007 1:42 am  |
Last Friday, as I was straightening my hair with one of those flat irons that also flip the ends of your hair, I accidentally grabbed and held the hot edge of the iron with my index finger as I went to turn it. YEEEEOOOWWWWW & OUCH!!  Anyways, I was on my way to meet my SO and his parents downtown for dinner and a hockey game and only had time to run cold water over it for a few minutes. Trouble is, it was bright red, puffing up, THROBBING and hurt like crazy.
Luckily I remembered that I had a 25g tube of Weleda's Burn-Care tucked way although I had never used it before. I put a big blob on my finger and it completely took the pain away for a few minutes. When it did come back, it still hurt like crazy but was a bit more bearable. I ended up taking the tube with me and applied it frequently throughout the evening, whenever the throbbing pain started to get out of hand. By the time I got home around 11pm, the pain was finally starting to fade away.
The remarkable thing is that a *slight wrinkle* was the only evidence of my burn the next morning and that disappeared by the following morning. Unlike any other time I have gotten a burn, at no time did it blister, peel, or ooze nor did the skin turn colour (like that reddish brown look that burns can have).
The web blurb says: When applied immediately following a burn it covers and protects the area with a sort of liquid skin, holding fluids within. It is also effective for insect bites, frost bite and sunburn.
Active Ingredients: Arnica montana MT (M) 0.125g, Urtica urens MT (M) 2.375g – from the tube itself
Ingredients: Arnica, small stinging nettle, Alcohol, Algin, Glycerin, Water – as posted on the web
Texture: The texture is a watery, translucent light gel that is similar in colour to golden honey. It has a very faint, inoffensive scent.
Packaging: The ointment comes in a 25g metal tube for around $10.50 CAD.
Usage: Apply to affected area 3-4 times daily.
Verdict: This is an impressive ointment. I highly recommend it!  |
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Mon Feb 05, 2007 10:25 pm |
we have a stash of weleda and other natural goods in our medicine cabinet (the only things we stock) so this will be another to add. Thanks for the review of a product I probably would not have discovered otherwise.
ETA: we love the Weleda aloe nasal spray for dry weatehr and also their Calendula Gel (I will have to look up the full name and do a review... it is not the normal calendula cream they do.. DH got it from Germny for me) |
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Tue Feb 06, 2007 12:24 am |
| I have a sample of their iris day cream and have the face balm and Everon lip balm. Love the price. |
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